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Configuring for failover, Use the ServerGuide CDs to install the AMD PCNet Ethernet Family adapter

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Note: The operating system determines the maximum number of IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapters that you can install in the server. See the documentation that comes with the adapter for more information. Configuring for failover: The failover feature currently is supported by Windows NT Server and IntraNetWare. The setup required for each operating system follows. Windows NT Server: To install the IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapter device drivers: 1. Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions that are provided with the adapter. 2. Use the ServerGuide CDs to install the AMD PCNet Ethernet Family adapter device driver. 3. Do not select the Grouping box at this point; you must first restart the machine. 4. From the Windows NT Server desktop, select Control Panel, then select the Network icon, then select the Adapters tab. 5. Highlight one of the adapters that will be in the redundant pair and then click the Properties... button. 6. Check the Grouping box. This will show the possible combinations for redundant pairs. 7. Select the adapter pair you want and then select OK. Note that the integrated Ethernet controller is located at PCI bus A, slot 2. 8. Select Close to exit from the Network setup. When you restart the server, the failover function will be in effect. If a failover occurs, a message is written to the NT Event Viewer log. IntraNetWare: 1. Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions that are provided with the adapter. 2. Load the device driver by using the following command: LOAD d:\path\PCNTNW.LAN PRIMARY=x SECONDARY=y where d and path are the drive and path where the driver is located, and x and y are the PCI slot numbers where the redundant pair is located. The slot number associated with the integrated Ethernet controller can vary depending on the configuration of the server. To determine the slot number, load the driver with no parameters. The driver will display the available slot numbers. The slot number that is greater that 10000 will be the slot number of integrated Ethernet controller. When the slot number of the integrated Ethernet controller is determined, reload the driver with the appropriate parameters. 3. When the driver is loaded, bind it to a protocol stack. The failover function is now enabled. If a failover occurs: v The operating system console generates a message. v The custom counters for the device driver contain variables that define the state of the failover function and the location of the redundant pair. You can use the NetWare Monitor to view the custom counters. Installing options 73

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Note:
The operating system determines the maximum number of IBM Netfinity
10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapters that you can install in the server. See the
documentation that comes with the adapter for more information.
Configuring for failover:
The failover feature currently is supported by Windows
NT Server and IntraNetWare. The setup required for each operating system
follows.
Windows NT Server:
To install the IBM Netfinity 10/100 Fault Tolerant Adapter
device drivers:
1.
Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions that are provided
with the adapter.
2.
Use the ServerGuide CDs to install the AMD PCNet Ethernet Family adapter
device driver.
3.
Do not select the Grouping box at this point; you must first restart the machine.
4.
From the Windows NT Server desktop, select
Control Panel
, then select the
Network
icon, then select the
Adapters
tab.
5.
Highlight one of the adapters that will be in the redundant pair and then click
the
Properties...
button.
6.
Check the Grouping box. This will show the possible combinations for
redundant pairs.
7.
Select the adapter pair you want and then select
OK
. Note that the integrated
Ethernet controller is located at PCI bus A, slot 2.
8.
Select
Close
to exit from the Network setup.
When you restart the server, the failover function will be in effect.
If a failover occurs, a message is written to the NT Event Viewer log.
IntraNetWare:
1.
Add the redundant NIC adapter according to the instructions that are provided
with the adapter.
2.
Load the device driver by using the following command:
LOAD
d
:\
path
\PCNTNW.LAN PRIMARY=
x
SECONDARY=
y
where
d
and
path
are the drive and path where the driver is located, and
x
and
y
are the PCI slot numbers where the redundant pair is located.
The slot number associated with the integrated Ethernet controller can vary
depending on the configuration of the server. To determine the slot number,
load the driver with no parameters. The driver will display the available slot
numbers. The slot number that is greater that 10000 will be the slot number of
integrated Ethernet controller. When the slot number of the integrated Ethernet
controller is determined, reload the driver with the appropriate parameters.
3.
When the driver is loaded, bind it to a protocol stack.
The failover function is now enabled. If a failover occurs:
v
The operating system console generates a message.
v
The custom counters for the device driver contain variables that define the state
of the failover function and the location of the redundant pair. You can use the
NetWare Monitor to view the custom counters.
Installing options
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